02805nam 2200649 a 450 991095225330332120251116221912.01-60344-387-8(CKB)2560000000051423(OCoLC)680627947(CaPaEBR)ebrary10416978(SSID)ssj0000483233(PQKBManifestationID)11302970(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000483233(PQKBWorkID)10529098(PQKB)10274465(MiAaPQ)EBC3037819(MdBmJHUP)muse1042(Au-PeEL)EBL3037819(CaPaEBR)ebr10416978(BIP)35540298(BIP)15491948(EXLCZ)99256000000005142320070629d2008 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCemeteries of ambivalent desire unearthing deep South narratives from a Texas graveyard /Marie Theresa Hernandez1st ed.College Station Texas A&M University Pressc20081 online resource (252 p.) University of Houston series in Mexican American studiesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-60344-026-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-229) and index.Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter one Cementerios -- Chapter two The Manifested Destiny of History -- Chapter three The Colonel -- Chapter four River of the Demonic: The Brazos -- Chapter five The Warrior -- Chapter six Litigation -- Chapter seven Re-Membering in the Land of Oz -- Conclusion Monticello in Texas -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.From San Isidro Cemetery, a burial place for Latino workers, the author pieces together a narrative of the lives and struggles of the Mexican American community that formed her heritage. She also provides visual images to spur the reader's imagination and anchor the narrative in historical reality.University of Houston series in Mexican American studies.EthnologyTexasFort Bend CountyMexican AmericansTexasFort Bend CountyHistoryFort Bend County (Tex.)HistoryFort Bend County (Tex.)Ethnic relationsSugar Land (Tex.)HistoryFort Bend County (Tex.)HistoriographyEthnologyMexican AmericansHistory.305.8009764/135Hernandez Marie Theresa1952-1594422MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910952253303321Cemeteries of ambivalent desire4480597UNINA